A -- BAA for Basic Research in Advanced Imaging and Non-Imaging Sciences that Support Space Situational Awareness

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research plans to issue a Broad Agency Announcement seeking basic research proposals focused on advanced imaging and non-imaging sciences that support Space Situational Awareness (SSA), which involves imaging and characterizing man-made space objects. The solicitation targets four key research areas: innovative methods for collecting and analyzing SSA-related optical data, image and signal processing, enabling mathematics, and high-performance computing. The selected proposal will be expected to integrate these areas cohesively, leveraging advancements in one field to enhance others, and to establish strong collaboration and technology transition with the Air Force Maui Optics and Supercomputing site in Maui, Hawaii. The anticipated funding for the award is approximately $500,000 annually over five years, designed to support a coordinated research program that advances SSA capabilities. Interested parties can find the full solicitation details via FedBizOpps and are encouraged to contact designated officials for further information. This opportunity, posted as AFOSR-BAA-2006-05 and solicited under the number AFOSR-BAA-SPACE-1, emphasizes the importance of foundational scientific research in support of national space defense objectives.